Gang rape treated as a collective offence; each participant faces severe custodial penalties and victim-directed compensation.

Gang rape is a collective offence: where persons acting in a group or with a common intention rape a woman, each participant is deemed to have committed the offence of rape. For adult victims, offenders face rigorous imprisonment not less than twenty years up to life and a fine payable to the victim for medical expenses and rehabilitation. For victims under eighteen, offenders face life imprisonment or death and a fine payable to the victim for medical expenses and rehabilitation.

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